All Blog Posts Tagged 'Riviera' (19)

This charming newly remodeled 4 bedroom and 3 bathroom beachfront Villa is located in Tankah Bay. Tankah Bay offers the fresh water cenote, Manatee which taps into the sub-terrain river system which flows beneath the Yucatán Peninsula and connects directly into the Ocean. The house is also located near the…

Entering the jungle of Tulum by the light of the full moon is a magical experience; even more so when the full moon happens to be a Blue Moon.

In the heart of the jungle of Aldea Zama, the newest most chic area to be developed on the beach side of the federal highway in Tulum, lies the incredible living art work, The Pyramid Of Positive Thinking. This incredible structure is built to hold approximately 700,000 positive thoughts. The concept of the artist, Xavier de…

Akumal Dive Shop celebrated 30th anniversary!

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 Akumal Dive Shop, the first dive shop in the Riviera Maya, turned 30!  They have been successfully operating for 30 and in that time have managed to show that a business can promote and be a true complement to a tourist destination.  Since they opened for business almost 150,000 tourists have had a dive or snorkel experience with this company.

Formally established…

There has been plenty of hustling and bustling along the carretera federal these days.  New construction has been going on for quite some time now with the new overpass being completed and now....

The new Liverpool department store being constructed across the highway, not far from the entrance to Playacar and Sam's Club.  The store coming along nicely and the parking lot area is being expanded and cleared.

The sidewalk/bike path along the…

Our ears are burning with the hot gossip we are hearing around town here in Playa del Carmen! We won't name, names or say for sure what will come to pass or not, but here is the current chimse~gossip we are hearing about proposed changes and upcoming developments in Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.

• OHL will develop 400 hectares of land, including a 9 hectares municipal park in front of Mayakoba, on the west side of the highway. It will have a…

The Pyramid of Positive Thinking- Where Time Stops, Only to be Reborn

For thousands of years this small, laid back beach town in the Riviera Maya, Mexico has been an important place, beginning with the ancient Mayan civilization who originally inhabited the walled city they knew as Zamá- place where the sun is born. Now, Tulum is an important tourist zone for travelers from all over the world to explore the wonders of the…

The Pyramid of Positive Thinking- Where Time Stops, Only to be Reborn

For thousands of years this small, laid back beach town in the Riviera Maya, Mexico has been an important place, beginning with the ancient Mayan civilization who originally inhabited the walled city they knew as Zamá- place where the sun is born. Now, Tulum is an important tourist zone for travelers from all over the world to explore the wonders of the Mayan…

Artists from all over the Riviera Maya share their talent every

Thursday evening on Playa del Carmen's trendy 5th Avenue between Avenida

Constituyentes and Calle 40.

 

Caminarte is an open air art show

celebrating the joy of meandering this bustling main street, open only

to foot traffic, and to promote art and artists living in Playa del

Carmen and all along the

Riviera Maya.  This event is open to all local artists, both…

The Feria Playa del Carmen 2012 was packed with people every day that it filled the Zocalo, Palacio Gobernal and part of the parking area for Wal-Mart on Avenida 30.  The fair was bustling in the evenings offering fair goers a wonderful variety of typical Mexican Feria goodness!  Junk food, rides, handicrafts, household items, shoes, costume jewelry, cocktails, games, nightly shows and more kept Playa del Carmen fair aficionados busy and content for a whole 10 days. …

Out and about on the beaches and in the city areas of the Riviera Maya and the Yucatan Peninsula a common sight is the Kibi vendor.  

So what the heck is a Kibi anyway!?  

Kibbeh is a common food in Syria, Palestine, the entire

Middle East, part of Caucasus as well as in Armenia and is traditionally

considered the national dish of Lebanon. In its most current form it consists

of minced meat of lamb with bulgur and…

Plants in the Mayan Culture: Traditional Remedies, Food and Art,by Svetlana Aleksandroff is a beautifully informative book with incredible photography. This guide to local flora is illustrated with over 1,000 photos that are so artfully and naturally done it makes each plant species easily identifiable in the field. More than 70 plant species are identified along with fascinating insights into the intricate relationship between nature and culture. Well researched and artfully…

The quality of life that we experience living in Mexico

makes up for any culture shock we may occasionally experience.  The home and personal services available in Mexico are very affordable and go a long way to helping us adapt a carefree beach living attitude! Coming from a do-it-yourself culture, land of

self-check outs and self-service gas stations, to Playa del Carmen may…

Puerto Morelos is a small, sleepy, seaside town between Playa del Carmen and Cancun.  This adorable beach town has some wonderful restaurants, many shops with Mexican Handcrafts, an incredibly wide, white sand beach with warm shallow water that is very safe for children or non-swimmers and a fabulous bookstore with English language new & used books,…

The first thing to consider when thinking about moving to Playa del Carmen or making plans to winter in the Riviera Maya is what type of lifestyle you would like to enjoy.  Are you considering living in a hippy community in the jungle off the grid, a gala beach house with pool and garden, a modest condo in town, or a typical small family house in a Mexican neighborhood?  There is a lifestyle for every budget in Playa del Carmen, but only you know what your budget is.  To help you determine…

Tonight, Tuesday, June 5^th, 2012 from 6 to 10pm Wah Wah beach bar, located at calle 2 on the beach, is hosting a fund raiser for SOS el Arca.  There will be live music by Genius Kong, Manic Dawn and Jeronimo & Mike, great food and drink specials and chances to win awesome prizes! 

Sylvie, the owner of SOS el Arca, like…

One way to help protect the local environment, give back to the community and protect the flora and fauna of the Riviera Maya is to volunteer.  Join the CEA to mark and protect sea turtle nests, to help collect and document important information about sea turtles and learn about the turtles that populate this magical area.  Share the love the beach inspires in you!…

Mexico’s Riviera Maya on the East Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula has become one of the hottest vacation destinations in the world. Its location on the Caribbean coast puts it in the perfect spot to experience azure seas and warm tropical breezes.



Vacations in Riviera Maya offer the kinds of adventures that will stay with visitors for the rest of their lives.



A Riviera Maya Cancun vacation not only…

Relax and rejuvenate your mind, body and soul with the purest forms of natural energies that come together at the Le Rêve Mayan Riviera hotels. With 25 exotically designed suites, we offer tailor-made experiences exclusively put together to suit your needs. It is the perfect place to indulge into yoga seminars owing to the calm and serene surroundings at Le Rêve Boutique hotels Playa del Carmen.